The dentaljuce medical emergencies module has these CPD aims and objectives: • To understand the various medical emergencies that might arise in dental practice. • To recognise the signs and symptoms of different types of medical emergencies • To know about and be able to undertake their management. • To know how the risks of a medical emergency occurring can be reduced for individual patients.
Medical Emergencies
SBA - MCQ #3
Choose the Single Best Answer (SBA) to the questions below:
1. A Partial Epileptic Seizure
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2. If a patient has an epileptic seizure in the dental surgery:
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No. It should be allowed to drip out, while they are in the recovery position.
3. If an adult patient is having a prolonged seizure (status eilepticus), Midazolam may be given while waiting for the ambulance. The dose is
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4. If an adult patient is having a prolonged seizure at a dental practice, Midazolam may be given:
This is the preferred route by non-specialists.
5. Hypoglycaemia is
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6. Hypoglycaemia
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No, it’s 3 mmol /litre.
No – this will make it worse.
7. A potential hypoglycaemic attack in the dental practice is diagnosed
Well done! It is a recommendation of the UK Resuscitation Council that every dental practice has a Glucose Level Monitor, as the symptoms of hypoglcaemia are easily confused with other forms of collapse.
8. An unconscious hypoglycaemic patient can be treated by giving a glucagon injection. Which of these statement is true?
No – but it might take ten.
No. 0.5 mg child, 1mg adult.
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9. Sweating, clammy skin can be caused by:
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10. Vomiting can be caused by
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Educational aims of this juce
The dentaljuce medical emergencies module has these CPD aims and objectives: • To understand the various medical emergencies that might arise in dental practice. • To recognise the signs and symptoms of different types of medical emergencies • To know about and be able to undertake their management. • To know how the risks of a medical emergency occurring can be reduced for individual patients.
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